#doggypaddle

[ironinkpen]

i fully believe that the Rat Grinders will be revived after all is said and done and that their deaths aren't permanent, which is why I personally LOVE how fucking brutal the Bad Kids were with them this ep. it really drives home just how one-sided the Rat Grinders' obsession with them has always been—they go into this ready for epic, cinematic, toe-to-toe combat, but the Bad Kids categorically Do Not have the time or the energy to get into their whole deal right now and drop them in like two rounds. fuck non-lethal damage, they need these assholes out of their way YESTERDAY. there's truly something so fitting to me about the battle-hardened Bad Kids having no patience for coddling the Rat Grinders when the world is actively ending. like yeah yeah, we can figure out who's actually evil later and bring you back to life, but everyone currently trying to resurrect a dead god is going in interplanar timeout right now while the grown up adventurers clean up your mess, sorry

[fleaearred]

Poseidon!

i do not know how to swim o7

[butchreg]

puppy ! lottie matthews headcanons !!

requested by anon ! eeee this request came at the perfect time i was thinking of doing them whether requested or not. puppyjackets takeover !! lottie is me i am her so of course puppy headcanons were bound to come (｡ >艸<) i apologize that these are late i've been quite busy since the start of the new year and also have been struggling with burnout. i hope you're still puppyjackets brainrotted anon ( tehe ). not proofread so apologies for any mistakes. puppyjackets masterlist here ( includes link to full yj masterlist ) , upcoming list here

puppy ! lottie who can’t stand being alone always tailing someone like a shadow. she’s quiet , often times startling jackie on her hike for water or nat bundling up to go hunting. nat will jump back with a start , hand going straight over his heart like he’s checking that it’s still beating. “jesus christ , lot. you scared me !” lottie will hang her head shamefully and nat will reach out and pet her , chuckling. “you wanna tag along again , huh ?” lottie nods looking up at him with pleading eyes. “okay , but stay close , ‘kay ?” cue the sound of her tail thumping happily against the floor.

lottie loves affection , namely head pats , scratches , and pets. she often nuzzles her friends when she's particularly regressed or if she sees one of her teammates is feeling sad. she'll often whine if a teammate is noticeably upset , nosing them until they pet her.

lottie's not a big barker when she's upset , she's typically mute when in a bad headspace whether regressed or not but when she's particularly excited or feeling more energetic than usual she loves to bark ! she'll often paw at nat or laura lee to get their attention when she's in a better mood , opting for isolation when she's feeling upset.

laura will gasp when lottie paws at her. "what's that , pup ?" lottie will sit back , head cocked in confusion. what's what ? laura giggles. "i mean what is it , pup ? what's the matter ?" lottie will sit there unspeaking , panting with her tongue lolling out of her mouth. there's nothing the matter she just wanted laura's attention. laura lee will coo , scruffing lottie's head. "aww , such a cutie. just wanted to visit , hmm ?" lottie nods happily , opting to lay at laura's feet if the other girl is busy.

lottie who bites when upset , or is feeling threatened in any capacity. if someone is to get too close to lottie when she's feeling triggered especially while puppy regressed her response is to bite and she tends to bite hard. lottie who latches on and won't let go until she tastes blood.

she also bites affectionately but her affectionate bites are more harmless nibbles , or perhaps her chewing on laura or nat's fingers absentmindedly.

puppy lot loves to swim !! she doggypaddles around , yipping at the birds above contentedly. she likes when laura lee watches her , she'll tell her what a great swimmer she is !! lottie could swim for hours if she was allowed though laura makes her get out after an hour or so when her baby starts to shiver. she'll pat her knee expectantly and lottie will come obediently trotting out of the water to her mama , shaking herself wildly like a real pup would. laura lee giggles trying to shield herself from the droplets in vain , toweling her puppy off and giving her lots of kisses.

lottie's a padded pup , though she's often trouble when she needs a change. laura lee will come over to check on an abnormally squirmy lottie. "does somebody have to go potty ?" lottie will firmly deny it for as long as she can , running away from laura when she can't deny it any longer. she may throw tantrums , howling up a storm or burst into tears , feeling overwhelmed or cornered. laura always knows how to calm her down and is extremely patient with her. when she's baby regressed she's much calmer , tending to simply become more clingy and shy when she needs a change but puppy lottie is a feisty girl.

lottie is a biiiig chewer. she tends to chew on old bones , wagging her tail as she munches away on the floor. she'll curl up by the fire a bone in her mouth , gnawing loudly on it. mari will complain about the noise. "oh lay off , she's fine , aren't ya , girl ?" nat will defend her , scratching her behind the ear. lottie will yip in response , tail thumping against the floor as she continues to chew. if mari continues to complain lottie will "accidentally" chew on one of mari's shoes , or roll herself up in one of her blankets after playing in the mud.

silly puppy loves the outdoors ! she loves the snow , rolling around in it , barking at the falling flakes trying to catch them on her tongue. she'll drink from puddles and roll around in them , often loudly crashing through the woods as she tries to chase a squirrel. despite her typically being fairly quiet when she's on the hunt for a squirrel or rabbit you can hear her coming from a mile away.

[ace-does-stuff]

lazy day

summary: Tango goes to work sick, his lovers/co-workers do not approve of this and take it upon themselves to help him feel better

tags: mild sickfic, cuddling, just a lot of fluff!

authors note: yes this is propaganda for the @tangotekshipbracket yes i am once again asking you all to vote Poly Postal, remember kids! for every round they advance i'll write a fic for them! that said hope ya enjoy

Tango feels like shit. Stuffiness blocking up his head and an achy throb in his veins. He hasn't gotten sick like this in a long time, he was sure that the body heat would burn out any illness before it could take effect.

Guess not.

He still trudges to the post office on shaky feet, he's gotta make it to work. He needs to. They can't be the Postal Pals if he isn't there to be the third member.

But when he arrives they don't look happy to see him, Etho's fur stands on end and Pearl looks vaguely horrified. Is he reverting to something less human? Is he still a human? Or is he just really, really sick?

"Tango what are you doing here?" Pearl asked as she practically ran over to him, holding his face gently only to recoil at the heat.

"I'm here to do some work," Tango answered with curtly.

"God, Tango, you look like shit," Etho sighed out.

"Thanks."

"You don't need to come to work if you're sick," Pearl said, practically urging that he doesn't. Is he gonna listen to her? Pshaw, no way, he's got work to do.

"I'll just do less today," Tango said, "C'mon, I'm fine."

"You're a fire hazard right now," Pearl laughed a bit as she spoke, "Tango, go take a soak or something, cool off for a bit."

"But-"

"No buts! I'm calling off the days work so we can go swim the lake."

"I didn't bring a bathing suit..."

"I have spare suits for all of us so you can get it wet."

-/-/-/-

A cold soak doesn't work miracles in the way Pearl hoped it would but it definitely cleared up the congestion in Tango's head. He looks less like he'll keel over at any given moment and more like he just needs a nap.

"Feel any better?" Etho asked from the shore, refusing to submerge himself any further than the knees because it takes forever for all nine tails to dry out. He enjoys watching Pearl and Tango float in the deeper end regardless of that.

Tango raises a hand to give a thumbs up from where he rest laid on Pearl's back. She also gives a thumbs up from where she floats just under the surface, fully submerged aside from the fin on her tail. Sea creatures, Etho doesn't understand them.

"The waters great!" Tango called out voice still somewhat hoarse but enthusiastic regardless.

"I'm sure it is!" Etho called back to Tango.

Pearl swam her way back to the surface, holding up Tango so he wouldn't sink. "Really, Etho! It's amazing, you gotta try it!"

"I think I'll have to pass," Etho said, "Takes forever to get my tails dried off."

"I can help!" Tango said.

"You're sick!" Etho shot back.

"Burning off excess heat helps make me not as sick."

"Alright, alright, I'll do some swimming."

Both Pearl and Tango shout a brief 'yay!' as they watch Etho trudge ever closer before reverting to doggypaddling out to the deeper ends. His tails float on top of the water until he flops onto his back to starfish float.

"Happy?" Etho asked.

"Very," Tango answered with.

Pearl splashed Etho with water and watched with glee as he sputtered and tried to splash her back.

-/-/-/-

Etho spends the rest of the day chatting with Pearl, Tango curled up in the expanse of his tails. Slowly but surely drying them off, water evaporating under the heat of his body. Potential illness be damned Etho wouldn't deny a free snuggle session, especially not with Pearl painting his nails at the same time.

Bright colors, brighter than expected on him. A simple striking red with a white accent on his pointer finger. He liked it, reminded him of home.

"Hey, Tango?" Etho began quietly, shifting a tail as he spoke.

Tango gave a small sleepy sound, "Yeah?"

"How you holding up, bud?" Etho asked.

"'M still sick, feeling better though," Tango answered with before curling up even more in the coils of Etho's tails, his arms wrapped around Etho's waist.

"Don't worry, we'll be here all day long for ya," Pearl said with a grin on her face.

Tango lets out a small laugh-esque sound against Etho's back, "Love you guys."

"Love you too," Pearl said, "So does Etho."

"Yep," Etho said as he propped a tail a bit more to act as a pillow for Tango's head. Sick as he may be this is nice, they'd rather be doing this then doing work any day of the week.

[thecanyonandthelight]

Introductory Post

Hello! My name is Canyon and I am a beginner Vancouver coastal sea wolf therian.

I am not a minor (21 y/o), pronouns she/her, queer, disabled, and a creetur

My story:

I’m definitely a bit of a late bloomer, but better late than never, right?

I’ve always felt more animal than human from a very young age. As a child I would feel so so animal like I couldn’t help but crawl on all fours. For my fifth birthday, I literally had a cat themed party and crawled on all fours, carrying my party favors (toy kittens) in my mouth.

As I grew older I realized my love for the ocean and would play with my siblings in the waves as “water wolves,” where we would make dens on the beach and pretend we could hunt for fish in the water. I really felt my biggest connection to a more canine form then and there was something so cozy about the idea of a den dug into the sand. It was warm and out of the wind and felt so much more like home than a human house.

As we grew older we stopped playing those games but I never stopped feeling like I was on all fours, especially in the water. I loved to image to myself (when I was alone) that I had a tail and was doggypaddling through the waves.

My name comes from my parent’s house, which was a huge canyon with big trails. I loved making “dens” in those little hollows of trees and once I learned to find and follow animal trails, I would trot along but it also felt so weird to not drop down on all fours. This is where my name came from!

As I got older and went to college, I got food stamps and was mostly able to shop for myself. I always favored bone in meat, and different handheld foods like cheese, fruits, and other things I could rip or tear. I LOVE rambutans because I can tear the skin and bite the fruit off of the pit.

Overall ive found a lot of comfort in these communities and these behaviors and I want to lean fully into it!!

[bitchslapblastoids]

Hey! Any chance you could start tagging your content as "dan and phil"? I love going through the tag to find videos and gifs to rb and make sure I don't miss anything but I always miss yours ���� it also helps with the fandometrics!

lol if you see me now spending the next hour going in and retagging all of my posts, no you don’t. Doggypaddling my way back into fandom indeed. Thank you anon! Will do!! 💖💖

[securitycounsler-lover]

My weird Legend of Zelda Hcs

● Link is Trans, and selectively nonverbal

● The whole triforce trio is autistic(Link has the added ADHD)

● Ganon hates the cold, like, he dramatically gasps and falls over if he enters a cold area

●Ganon can't swim, and needs to use octoballoons to float

● Link can swim, but he doggypaddles

● Zelda is nonbinary, and uses They/Them and She/Her pronouns

● Ganon is aroace and pansexual

●ancient Ganon is Genderqueer and uses Ve/Ver and They/Them pronouns

● Link is half Kokiri, and since the Kokiri's all. Turned into koroks in BOTW, he has wood like skin

● all of the Ganons refuses to eat anything before someone else eats it(they have alot of bottled up trauma)

(How to distinguish the Ganons!)

Beast= Loz Ganon(The first)

Sorcerer/sealed:Oot Ganon/Tp Ganon

Seas=Ww Ganon

System= Hw Ganon

Alter= Fs Ganon

[sick-as-a-dog]

ngl im tempted to just give up and let myself drown in my issues

theres only so long a dog can tread water before the exhaustion catches up with it

and im not that good at doggypaddling to begin with

[theblob-1]

Legolas could doggypaddle like no other

obsessed with this discourse on pinterest. can Legolas swim? let's discuss

[parappaadventurerp]

HEy! Can you swim better than a hedgehog??

🐸: Do hedgehogs even swim?? Whatever, 'course I can!

Ever wondered why it's called the doggypaddle?

[gaysebastianvael]

about three houses down on the lake there's a house with three dogs who run from the top of their yard down to the edge of their dock and jump into the lake, doggypaddling back to the grass 😭😭😭 they take turns until they're worn out

[drawgonbloom]

DOGGYPADDLE! DrawgonBloom

[msvblight]

One of my favourite things to make as the "thing" for humans is that they're the best at swimming.

Dwarves are too hairy, small and dense so they get waterlogged and sink easily.

Elves are too scrawny and it hurts their joints to swim for extended periods of time.

Gnomes and Halflings have to do an awkward doggypaddle and it gets tiring very quickly trying to stay above water.

Etc.

Humans have the right combination of stamina, buoyancy and such to be the best at swimming overall.

Meaning that humans tend to be better, or at least flock more naturally, to seafaring and long range travel.

Humans in fantasy settings with multiple races have kind of a problem, which is that it's hard to figure out what their "thing" is.

The biggest problem with establishing a "thing" for humans is that humans are the baseline for our understanding of the world, and any axis you move humans along, you're immediately cutting down the possibility space of all other fantasy races.

For example, if you said "humans are fast", you would be left with the problem of having to make all other races slower. If you said that humans were smart, you would have to make all other races dumber. There inherent problem here is that elevating some human trait as "their thing" blocks out concept space.

One of the stock characteristics that humans get is being all-arounders, which is boring but preserves them as being a baseline species. The other big one is "adaptability", which I think tends to be a decent choice because it means that humans can show up everywhere, but also means that there's nothing that humans are excluding anyone else from doing. There are other options, and I know everyone has their favorite.

I do have some affection for writers who decide that humans will exist at some extreme, with all other fantasy races being warped around that. There's some nice commitment to the bit that comes from deciding that yes, humans are at least a foot taller than any other race, or that humans are the mayflies of the mortal species and have by far the shortest lifespans.

[siyasims]

rudy met their fated mate while out doggypaddling <3 all of rudy's friends attended the wedding (pictured).

[wallacedotdog]

It's swimmies season! Woof! Happy Summer!